Fed up with Vista? Get Ready for Windows 7 Now!

In just 10 days, on Oct. 22 , Microsoft's long operating-system nightmare will be over. The company will release Windows 7 , a faster and much better operating system than the little-loved Windows Vista , which did a lot to harm both the company's reputation, and the productivity and blood pressure of its users. PC makers will rush to flood physical and online stores with new computers pre-loaded with Windows 7 , and to offer the software to Vista owners who wish to upgrade. With Windows 7, PC users will at last have a strong, modern successor to the sturdy and familiar, but aged, Windows XP , which is still the most popular version of Windows, despite having come out in 2001. In the high-tech world, an eight-year-old operating system is the equivalent of a 20-year-old car. While XP works well for many people, it is relatively weak in areas such as security, networking and other features more important today than when XP was designed around 1999. Windows 7 is believed to be the best version of Windows Microsoft has produced. It would be a boost to productivity and a pleasure to use. Windows 7 is much more of an evolutionary than a revolutionary product. Someone said that it is only Vista's twin. Is this true? 1. Windows 7 introduces real advances in organizing your programs and files, arranging your taskbar and desktop, and quickly viewing and launching the page or document you want, when you want it. It also has cool built-in touch-screen features. 2. It removes a lot of clutter. And it mostly banishes Vista's main flaws—sluggishness; incompatibility with third-party software and hardware; heavy hardware requirements; and constant, annoying security warnings. 3. However, there are indeed some drawbacks and problems. When upgraded on some pre-loaded laptops, key features like the display or touchpad didn't work properly after upgrading. Also, Windows 7 still requires add-on security software that has to be frequently updated. It's tedious and painful to upgrade an existing computer from XP to 7, and the variety of editions in which Windows 7 is offered is confusing. 4. And Microsoft has stripped Windows 7 of familiar built-in applications, such as email, photo organizing, address book, calendar and video-editing programs. These can be downloaded free of charge, but they no longer come with the operating system, though some PC makers may choose to pre-load them. No matter what, Windows 7 is packed with features and tweaks that make using your computer an easier and more satisfying experience. Its main goal was to fix the flaws in Vista and to finally give Microsoft customers a reason to move up from XP. Come on, guys. Move up and install a reliable and elegant version of Windows into your PC.

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